A member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who eagerly supported Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to fund private schools has had an epiphany: Muslim schools might start getting taxpayer money!

Rep. Valarie Hodges, a Republican who represents East Baton Rouge and Livingston, now says she wishes she hadn’t voted for the Jindal voucher bill.

“I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools,” Hodges told the Livingston Parish News.

“I liked the idea of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school,” Hodges added.

The newspaper reported that she “mistakenly assumed that ‘religious’ meant ‘Christian.’”

“Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion,” Hodges told the News. “We need to insure that it does not open the door to fund radical Islam schools. There are a thousand Muslim schools that have sprung up recently. I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana.”

Stupid Christian nationalists always favor putting religion into government while never realizing that religion means more than just Christianity. Then they fret because they can't favor Christianity while excluding all other religions.

Ngghhh wuhhh gahhhhh!!! Sorry, I just blew a gasket there. The fact that democratically elected representatives can so flagrantly violate the Constitution when these SAME DAMN PEOPLE claim to protect the Constitution fills me with a cocktail of emotions that I can't even begin to describe. How fucking hard is it to understand that government shouldn't be promoting any one religion over the rest? It's the first and one of the simplest rules in the Constitution.

Public schools, funded by the public, should teach religion as concepts, and teach about all religions, not just one.
Private schools, funded by private means, could teach just one religion if they want to. They still ought to teach about the other religions, as part of the curriculum.

Some of the Founding Fathers were deists and a few were almost atheists. Where did you learn about your Founding Fathers, Valeria?

There are a thousand Muslim schools in Louisiana?
If you don't want one religion taught in public schools, then there can be no religion taught in public schools, stupid.

Some Americans ARE Muslims, ya know; why are they not allowed to be United with the rest of you?

"'I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools,' Hodges told the Livingston Parish News."

You appear to be in dire need of some of that thar school learnin' stuff yourself.

"'I liked the idea of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school,' Hodges added."

I'm sure Muslims like the idea of having the option to send their kids to a public school or a Muslim school. And Jews probably like the option of sending their kids to public school or a Jewish school. I would venture to guess that all religions in this country like that option, you dolt.

"The newspaper reported that she 'mistakenly assumed that 'religious' meant 'Christian.'"

That's because she's a moron, and a politician--two things which are often not mutually exclusive.

"'Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion,' Hodges told the News."

What a shocker that is.

"We need to insure that it does not open the door to fund radical Islam schools. There are a thousand Muslim schools that have sprung up recently. I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana."

Neither do I, but that's because I know it's illegal to use government funds to teach a religion. You, on the other hand, are just afraid of those "scary Muslims" and don't want them to have any money period while all of you "True Christians" horde it all.